Deadline for boat tour bid Monday (yesteday)

(I know I’m late, but I still wanted to post it…) From the Niagara Falls Review: If you ever wanted to run boat tours on the Niagara River, Monday’s deadline day. Companies interested in winning a lease from the Niagara Parks Commission on the water-f ront landing needed to operate tours from the Canadian side…

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Niagara Falls displays dazzling light shows in winter

From USA Today: You can’t take a boat ride into the roar and spray of Niagara Falls in the winter, but this time of year offers a different spectacle: Nighttime illumination of the falls in a changing array of colors – red, white, blue, purple, orange, amber and green. In spring and summer, the colored…

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    Great Wolf Lodge – The Hotel

    Usually I’m pretty good with getting information up on the blog in a timely manner, but not in this situation. Back in April (a little over 3 months ago), I had the opportunity to stay at the new Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls as part of the “soft” opening. “Soft” openings are fairly common…

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    An upside-down house at the end of Oneida Lane

    Last week I posted a picture of a steel structure at the end of Oneida Lane. There were a couple of guesses as to what it would be. It turns out it is an upside-down house. I wonder what it will be used for.

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      ABA 2009 TOP 100 EVENTS

      The American Bus Association (ABA) has released their listing of the top 100 events in North America. The Winter Festival of Lights is on the list: Winter Festival of Lights Niagara Falls, Ontario NOV. 7, 2009-JAN. 4, 2010 Canada’s foremost lights festival illuminates the nights with more than 3 million lights and more than 120…

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      Changes to Ontario’s gaming industry kills Fort Erie’s bid for slots (also how it affects Niagara Falls)

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Sweeping changes to Ontario’s gaming industry unveiled Thursday has essentially quashed Fort Erie’s bid to take over its now defunct slots facility. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is asking for private-sector operators to step up and express interest in 29 separate “gaming zones” across the province. Fort Erie did…

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      In Memory of Henry Muller

      From HoudiniMuseum.org Henry Muller, cofounder of the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, a public museum and tourist attraction operated in Niagara Falls, Canada, from 1968 to 1995, died on Feb. 28 in Hamilton, Ontario. He was 86 years old. Here’s Henry’s official obituary, reproduced from YourLifeMoments…

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        Spring Break For Kids – Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview

        Yesterday I received the same newsletter that I had reported on a week or so ago. They are promoting March Break packages. You can subscribe by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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